Refrigerator



March 27, 1934. HQPKES4 REFRIGERATOR Filed oct. 29. 1952 l NVE NTD R:

Patented Mar. 27,

d aEFmGEaAroa Henry nepkee, sehmemtein in Erzgebirge, Ger,-

many, assignmto ADeu b. H., Scharfenstein/Zscho-4 maschinen G. m. Puntal, y.

Application.

ctober29, Germany November 20, 1931 tsche Khlund Kraft- 1932, serial No. 640,306

3 Claims. (Cl. 62-114) This invention relates to refrigerators provided with equipment for producing ice creamv and with an ice generator, and particularly to refrigerators in -which the cold is produced by the evapo- 5 ration of a liquid.

One object of theinvention is to provide for the suitable relative arrangement of the ice producer and ice cream freezer. Another object of the-invention is to insure simultaneous effective 0 cooling for both the ice cream freezer andthe ice producer, especially in refrigerators in which cooling takes place by the evaporating refrigerating agentitself and a certain quantity of the liquid agent is presentin the evaporator.

Still other objects of the parent from the specification.

The nature' of the invention and the manner of its performance will be better understood by referring to the accompanying drawing which il- 0 lustrates a refrigerator provided with an ice cream freezer according to Figure 1 is a side view of the top portion of a refrigerator with evaporator and ice cream freezer, shown partly in section; Fig. 2, a side view at right angles to Fig. 1, partly in section on the line IIlI, of Fig. 1; and Iiig. 3, a sectional View of a cover without the agitator.

Referring to the drawing, b are the Walls of a refrigerator fitted with an ice cream freezer and 0 containing a refrigerating plant of known type of metal plates bz,

which operates by evaporating a liquid refrigerating agent, the drawing showing only the evaporator a secured at as to the upper wall of the refrigerator. A

Below the evaporator collecting the condensed water precipitating from the air on the cold walls of the evaporator a. and for preventing it from dripping on articles kept in the refrigerator compartment underneath.

The walls b of the refrigerator ,a contain the insulating plates b1 which, inside and outside, are protected against mechanical damage by the sheet b3. The doors b4 similarly constructed as the walls b render the inside of the refrigerator a accessiblein the usual way.

The evaporator kept filled with a liquid refrigerating medium up to a certain level by means of a float, not shown. 'Ihe evaporator a contains the oat member a1 to the lower portion of which a ribbed member aa is connected in which the drawers as are provided and adapted to receive i the water required for producing ice. Beside the member an a special evaporator member a4 is positioned for cooling the ice cream freezer d. y

invention will.v be apthe invention and in which a, a pan c is disposed forA 'I'he evaporator member ai normally communicates with the other parts of the evaporator a by top and bottom pipes or the like and extends downwardly to approximately the lowest point of the evaporator, so that itis surrounded not only by the vapors of the refrigerating agent but also, like the ice generator, by the liquid agent. However, in order to Wholly or partlystop cooling this part, the connecting pipings'maybe fitted with the valves f. l 1 i' Above the member a4, the upper wall of the evaporator a has an opening be normally closed by a cover g which'supports the parts of the ice cream freezer d. Below, the cover a carries the hood d1 serving as closure for the ice cream container da and "carrying it by means of the bayonet catch da or `a similar device.

'I'he coverV g is fitted in its center with a guide sleeve g1 which serves `as bearing for the verticalshaft d4 of the ice creain freezer. The shaft d4 is provided at its lower end with the blades d5 for lmixing the ingredients ofice cream, and carries on top a bevel gear ds which is in mesh with a second bevel gear d'1 secured to the horizontal shaft da carrying at its other end a hand crank de for actuating the agitator.

The shaft da arranged in the two bearings y2. b5, the bearing g2, which may be of any suitable type, being secured y ing b5 is of' the tilting kind and attached to the wall b. When the cover g can be removed together with the agitator and theice cream freezer.l To facilitate removal in the cover g while the bearbearing b5 is turned up, the

the cover g is fitted' with the carrying member ya.

While the invention has been shown and described with reference to one constructional ema is of the float type and alwaysy bodiment thereof, it will be evident that modifiplant comprising, in combination, an ice producer and an ice cream freezer'disposed side by side, said ice producer comprising an evaporator part,

" part, an agitator and a vertical shaft on which said agitator is mounted, the evaporator part of said ice cream -freezer being interconnected with that-of the ice producer and extending substantially tothe lowest pointthereof, and means fon actuating said agitator. o

2.1n a refrigerator, a refrigerating plant wherein cooling is effected by the evaporation of a liquid refrigerating agent, said refrigerating plant comprising, in combination, an ice producer and an ice cream freezer disposed side by side, said ice producer comprising an evaporator part, said-ice cream freezer comprising an evaporator part, an agitator and a vertical shaft on which said agitator is mounted, the .evaporator part of the ice cream freezer extending substantially to the lowest point of that of the ice producer, conduits interconnecting said evaporator parts, a Vliquid refrigerating agent of which a part is disposed in the lower portion of the evaporators Y during operation, one 'at least of said conduits being disposed below the level of said liquid, and means for actuating said agitator. t

3.. 1n a refrigerator, a refrigerating plant wherein cooling is effected by the evaporation of' a liquid refrigerating agent, said refrigerating .saidice' cream freezer comprising an evaporator plant comprising, in combination, -an ice producer and an ice cream freezer disposed side by side, said producer and freezer each comprising an evaporator part, conduits connecting-said evaporator parts, a liquid refrigerant of which a part is disposed in the lower portion of the evaporators during operation, one at least of said conduits being disposed below the level of said liquid, the evaporator part of the ice cream freezer extending substantially to the lowest point of the ice producer, a vertical shaft extending into said ice cream freezer, an agitator on said shaft, a horizontal shaft provided with a hand said horizontal shaft is rotatably arranged, an-

vother bearing for said horizontal shaft being secured to said refrigerator, and means for open- 'ing said last-named bearing whereby said shaft may be removed therefrom.

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